The interior of this Broun sub-pattern projectile is cast with lines-of-weakness
in the pattern of a six-sided prism. Upon detonation, the shell was designed to break into
twenty-four fragments, plus the nose and base. This pictured projectile was recovered near
the site of its manufacture, the Selma Arsenal in Alabama. Note the projectile has only
one raised bearing ring which is located in the middle of the projectile. This location of
the bearing surface is unusual for Broun manufactured projectiles; typically the bourrelet
is located closer to the nose. Other examples of this sub-pattern have been recovered from
Johnsonville and Shiloh, Tennessee. To learn more
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